New models get the headlines, but they are only part of how this trade moves. A dial maker’s choice of stone, a jeweller in the English Midlands taking on a Swiss brand, a Sunday fair where collectors trade parts and stories: each says as much about where watchmaking is heading as any launch does.
Below are five items from this autumn that we kept coming back to. A few are several weeks old, so each carries its date. Everything here comes from the brands’ and organisers’ own materials. We have not handled the watches.
Five Items at a Glance
| Brand | Piece or event | What caught our eye | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piaget | Andy Warhol ‘Camouflage’ | 27-piece marquetry dial in sodalite, turquoise and gold; 86 pieces | 2026 |
| Tissot | PRX Skeleton Damian Lillard Special Edition | Hand-wound skeleton movement, burgundy throughout | 21 October 2026 |
| Auguste Reymond | Magellan Orbital Moon Q44 | Orbital moon phase from CHF 1,250 | 2026 |
| Zenith at Rudell The Jewellers | New point of sale in Wolverhampton | An independent jeweller takes on the brand | 29 September 2026 |
| Geneva Watch Exchange | 26th edition | A collectors’ fair on auction weekend | 8 November 2026 |
Piaget Turns Warhol’s Camouflage into Stone
Piaget’s second watch made under licence from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts looks to the ‘Camouflage’ self-portraits of 1986. The edition is limited to 86 pieces, a number chosen to match the year.
The dial is the reason to look. It is a marquetry of 27 pieces in which two ornamental stones, sodalite and turquoise, sit against satin-finished gold and polished rose gold. Piaget says the dial alone took more than a hundred hours of design, research and handwork.
Around it is the cushion-shaped case long associated with Warhol, who owned seven Piaget watches. The self-winding calibre 501P1 gives a power reserve of about 40 hours, and water resistance is 3 bar. The press release does not give a price.
Art-themed watches often settle for printing a picture on a dial. This one takes the idea apart and rebuilds it in the house’s own craft, stone by stone, and that is why it holds our attention.
Tissot Hands the PRX to Damian Lillard
Tissot launched the PRX Skeleton Damian Lillard Special Edition on 21 October 2026, timed to the opening of the basketball season. It is a long way from the slim steel PRX most people picture.
The case is tonneau-shaped, 44 mm across and 11.2 mm thick, in stainless steel. The dial is openworked to show a hand-wound Swiss movement with a 52-hour power reserve. Water resistance is 100 metres. Burgundy runs through the whole design, from the dial accents to the rubber strap.
The personal references are built into the watch, not added on top. The small seconds hand is shaped like a “D” crossed by two lines, a nod to Lillard’s rap name, Dame D.O.L.L.A. The ring around it reads “Dame Time”. His signature is on the transparent case back. The box also holds a burgundy leather strap and a leather pouch, so the watch head can be taken off the strap and carried in a pocket.
Tissot calls it a Special Edition and does not state a production number.
Auguste Reymond Puts the Moon within Reach
A moon phase is usually something you pay a mechanical premium for. Auguste Reymond, based in Nidau, Switzerland, takes another route with the Magellan Orbital Moon Q44.
The watch has a 44 mm steel case with a fluted ceramic bezel and shows hours, minutes, seconds, day, date and an orbital moon phase. The movement is Swiss Made quartz. Water resistance is 100 metres. The 2026 series runs to six references, in full steel or two-tone, and the brand quotes prices from CHF 1,250.
Purists will note the quartz movement, and they are entitled to. But for a buyer who wants the look and the calendar functions without moving into a much higher price bracket, this is an honest proposition, plainly described.
Rudell The Jewellers Adds Zenith in Wolverhampton
This one is retail news, not a launch. On 29 September 2026, Rudell The Jewellers announced that Zenith is now available at its Wolverhampton showroom, where the retailer already carries Patek Philippe, Omega, Longines and Grand Seiko. The Chronomaster, Defy, Pilot and G.F.J. collections are named among those on view.
Zenith was founded in Le Locle in 1865 and is best known for the El Primero of 1969, a chronograph movement running at 36,000 vibrations per hour.
It is a small story, and we include it for a reason. For most people, a showroom is still the first place they hold a watch in their hands. Where a brand chooses to be seen, and which independent jewellers it trusts, matters more than a press release about it might suggest.
Geneva Watch Exchange Reaches Its 26th Edition
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Geneva Watch Exchange held its 26th edition at Icebergues, on Place des Bergues in central Geneva.
The timing is deliberate. The fair follows the calendar of Geneva’s watch auctions, and this edition fell on the same weekend as the Phillips Geneva Watch Auction XXIV and Antiquorum’s Geneva sale, both held on 7 and 8 November. Haute Time reported a total above CHF 92 million for the Phillips sale alone. A few streets away, the Exchange works on a very different scale.
On its tables: watches from the 19th century to the present day, original spare parts, tools, accessories, jewellery and specialist books. Visitors could also bring their own pieces for examination and valuation on site.
An Independent Fair with a Long Memory
The Geneva Watch Exchange is organised by the Geneva Society of Watch Enthusiasts (SGAH), an independent association set up in 2008. The first edition took place on 16 November 2008 under the patronage of the auctioneer Osvaldo Patrizzi. It has been held twice a year since, in spring and autumn.
Its founder and president is Carmelo Armeli. According to the organisers’ press release, he joined Rolex in Geneva in 1984 and spent 31 years there, working in research and development, production, quality and after-sales service, where he helped set up the workshop for restoring vintage watches. In 2018 he founded ARCAR Genève, an appraisal and consulting firm that works with auction houses and private collectors.
What These Five Stories Share
Reading the watch industry through new models alone leaves out too much. The places where collectors meet, the retail networks brands build and the culture that grows around watches shape the future of this trade as surely as design and mechanics do.
Piaget and Tissot show the product side of that change, each giving an established collection a new reading. The Geneva Watch Exchange shows the other side: the living link between collectors and the experts they rely on. Put together, these stories describe a watch world that grows through its communities as much as through its catalogues.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Piaget Andy Warhol ‘Camouflage’ watches will be made?
Piaget is producing 86 pieces, a number that refers to 1986, the year Andy Warhol created his ‘Camouflage’ self-portraits.
Which stones are used on the Piaget ‘Camouflage’ dial?
Sodalite and turquoise, combined with satin-finished gold and polished rose gold in a marquetry of 27 pieces.
Is the Tissot PRX Skeleton Damian Lillard a limited edition?
Tissot calls it a Special Edition. The brand does not state a production number.
What movement does the Tissot PRX Skeleton Damian Lillard use?
A hand-wound Swiss mechanical movement with a 52-hour power reserve, visible through the openworked dial.
How much does the Auguste Reymond Magellan Orbital Moon Q44 cost?
The brand quotes prices from CHF 1,250 for the series. The movement is Swiss Made quartz.
When does the Geneva Watch Exchange take place?
Twice a year, in spring and autumn, timed to Geneva’s watch auctions. The 26th edition was held on 8 November 2026.
Has jewelleryistanbul.com tested these watches?
No. This is an editorial selection based on official press materials. Specifications and prices are those published by the brands.
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Important Note
Specifications, prices and availability are taken from brand and organizer materials as of 12 November 2026 and may change. This article is editorial content and not purchasing or investment advice. No brand mentioned has paid for inclusion. All brand names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. The Andy Warhol name is used by Piaget under licence from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, as stated in Piaget’s press release. Lead image: © Piaget.
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jewelleryistanbul.com is published by Somut Media Digital Publishing Network, an independent network of specialist titles covering jewellery, watches, weddings, fashion and luxury lifestyle. This article was prepared by the Watch Desk under the editorial direction of Hakan Yenergil, Founder and Editor-in-Chief.
Transparency Note
This article was prepared with AI assistance from official press materials and was reviewed and verified by our editor before publication.
Sources
- Piaget press release, Andy Warhol ‘Camouflage’ Limited Edition
- Tissot, PRX Skeleton Damian Lillard Special Edition
- Auguste Reymond, Magellan Orbital Moon Q44 collection
- Rudell The Jewellers press release, ZENITH Arrives at Rudell The Jewellers (29 September 2026, ResponseSource)
- SGAH / Geneva Watch Exchange press release, 26th Geneva Watch Exchange (TRP Public Relations)
- Haute Time, Phillips Geneva Watch Auction XXIV results
- Antiquorum, Geneva auction, 7–8 November 2026
